

When Not Deciding Is Actually a Decision
Choosing not to decide is still a decision. Understand how passive choices quietly shape outcomes and erode personal agency over time.

Stephanie Rudolph, MA, LMFT
15 minutes ago2 min read


Household Chores: Meditation or Control? Reassessing the Mental Health Narrative of Domestic Order
Household chores can ground us or control us. This piece explores when cleaning soothes and when it conceals distress beneath order.

Stephanie Rudolph, MA, LMFT
6 hours ago3 min read


When Calm is Not Neutral
Explore how calm behavior can become provocative or controlling in conflict. When calm is not neutral, it may signal distance or emotional withholding.

Alaina Reichwald, MA LMFT
7 hours ago2 min read


Mirrorless Home Experiments: What Happens When You Remove Mirrors
Removing mirrors can reduce body checking and shift focus from appearance to internal experience. But what is lost when reflection disappears?

Stephanie Rudolph, MA, LMFT
1 day ago2 min read


Time Compression Anxiety and the Fast Forward Mind
Speed-watching culture alters memory, arousal, and patience. Time compression anxiety is the hidden cost of always pressing play at 2x

Estee Cohen PhD
1 day ago2 min read


Rewiring the Fear Response: What Fear Remembers That Logic Doesn’t
Fear is not reasoned away. Rewiring the fear response happens when the body experiences safety and encodes new outcomes directly.

Estee Cohen PhD
2 days ago2 min read


The Things We Keep Are Never Just Things
Objects anchor us against impermanence. This article explores why we hold on and what our things reveal about how we manage being alive.

Alaina Reichwald, MA LMFT
2 days ago2 min read


Communicating Boundaries in Addiction-Affected Relationships
Boundaries in addiction-affected relationships help clarify roles, reduce emotional chaos, and protect both safety and self-respect.

Stephanie Rudolph, MA, LMFT
3 days ago3 min read


Coworking Sleep Pods: Progressive Care or Biological Colonisation?
Coworking sleep pods offer care but may quietly pressure employees to extend productivity into every biological rhythm.

Contributing Writer
3 days ago2 min read


Creating Healthy Boundaries in New Relationships
Cultivating boundaries early helps reveal values, manage conflict, and build relationships that support differentiation and mutual understanding.

Stephanie Rudolph, MA, LMFT
4 days ago3 min read


Why Your Nervous System Hates Email: How Asynchronous Communication Primes the Brain for Chronic Anticipation
Asynchronous communication prolongs uncertainty and primes stress responses. Here is how it affects the nervous system and emotional regulation.

Estee Cohen PhD
4 days ago2 min read


How to Create Boundaries After a Relationship Ends
Boundaries after a relationship ends are not barriers. They’re tools for clarity, healing, and emotional recalibration without self-betrayal.

Stephanie Rudolph, MA, LMFT
5 days ago2 min read